Installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.058 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia, 2000–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia is 0.058 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia peaked at 0.058 gigawatts in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 gigawatts, in 2000.
New Caledonia ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0038 gigawatts | — |
| 2001 | 0.0044 gigawatts | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 gigawatts | +50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 gigawatts | +70.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0227 gigawatts | +103.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0227 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 gigawatts | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0324 gigawatts | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 gigawatts | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.058 gigawatts | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 0.058 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.058 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.058 gigawatts | +0.0% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.058 gigawatts is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.347 gigawatts, 17% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 0.058 gigawatts is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0068 gigawatts, 8.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0202 gigawatts | 0.0038 gigawatts | 0.0373 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0376 gigawatts | 0.0373 gigawatts | 0.0376 gigawatts | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0512 gigawatts | 0.0376 gigawatts | 0.058 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 86 Faroe Islands 0.0677 gigawatts compare
- 87 Azerbaijan 0.0635 gigawatts compare
- 88 Bangladesh 0.0629 gigawatts compare
- 90 Guadeloupe 0.0572 gigawatts compare
- 91 El Salvador 0.054 gigawatts compare
- 92 Venezuela 0.0502 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for New Caledonia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -23.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia?
- Installed wind energy capacity in New Caledonia was 0.058 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.058 gigawatts in 2022.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 gigawatts in 2000.
- How does New Caledonia rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- New Caledonia ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.